Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for Lauri Markkanen (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Lauri Markkanen F - UTH  | Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | # 176 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.1 | 20.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 16.1 | 6.7 |
| Field Goals % | .451 | .602 |
| Three Points Made | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .362 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Free Throws % | .889 | .646 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| Rebounds | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Assists | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Points | 21.7 | 8.8 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 35 | # 172 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 34 | # 203 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 203 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 36 | # 176 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 51 | # 186 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 76 | # 140 |
| Lauri Markkanen F - UTH | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 247 | 183 |
| Field Goals Made | 44 | 28 |
| Field Goals Att | 113 | 42 |
| Field Goals % | .389 | .667 |
| Three Points Made | 29 | 0 |
| Three Points Att | 73 | 0 |
| Three Points % | .397 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 27 | 3 |
| Free Throws Att | 32 | 6 |
| Free Throws % | .844 | .500 |
| Offensive Rebound | 12 | 29 |
| Rebounds | 54 | 62 |
| Assists | 16 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 6 |
| Steals | 5 | 2 |
| Blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Points | 144 | 59 |
| Lauri Markkanen F - UTH | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.1 | 20.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 16.1 | 6.7 |
| Field Goals % | .451 | .602 |
| Three Points Made | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .362 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Free Throws % | .889 | .646 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| Rebounds | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Assists | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Points | 21.7 | 8.8 |
| Lauri Markkanen F - UTH | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| News | ||
| Lauri Markkanen has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his right hand and will be sidelined for at least one month. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Nov 11th | Deandre Ayton is off the injury report for Monday’s game against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Sun, Nov 8th | |
| Lauri Markkanen has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Heat. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 10th | Deandre Ayton left Saturday's game early with a leg injury. Ari Koslow Sat, Nov 7th | |
| Lauri Markkanen is listed as questionable for Tuesday’s game against the Heat. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 10th | Deandre Ayton scored 11 points (5-6 FG, 1-2 FT) and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 128-116 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | |
| Lauri Markkanen is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Timberwolves. Ari Koslow Sat, Nov 7th | The Lakers are trading Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards for Jaden Hardy and two Wizards second-round picks in 2031 and 2032. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd | |
| Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz offense Friday night, scoring 24 points (8-20 FG, 8-15 3PT) while also dishing out one assist and grabbing eight rebounds in a 112-100 loss to the Mavericks. Chris Schommer Sat, Nov 7th | Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
